Article: Cardinals 11, Pirates 2.(Sports)

Article: Pujols' record homer lifts Cards; St. Louis slugger hits 14th home run in April
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  April 30, 2006 ;     593 words ......Nationals on Saturday. St. Louis manager Tony...appreciated the timing of Pujols' shot. After NL Cy...zero on the board." Pujols and the rest of the St. Louis hitters were...David Eckstein and Pujols are the only Cardinals...start every game. ... St. Louis RHP Jason...

Article: SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS ALBERT PUJOLS' CAREER WITH THE CARDINALS HAS TAKEN OFF MUCH THE SAME WAY HE HITS THE BALL - WITH A SMOOTH BUT POWERFUL IMPACT.(Hardball)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  September 8, 2003 ;     700+ words ......part of the humid St. Louis summer as...when weaving Albert Pujols, 23, and his first...York Yankees when Pujols was a rookie and didn't come to St. Louis until last...to some degree by Pujols' magnificence...bird's-eye view of Pujols when they begin a...series Tuesday in St. ...

Article: Pujols swings for 'his kids'; St. Louis slugger belts 3 home runs in victory
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  September 4, 2006 ;     700+ words ...ST. LOUIS (AP) - Albert Pujols has a daughter with Down Syndrome, and the St. Louis Cardinals' annual "buddy...three at-bats, honoring Isabella Pujols and all special needs children...September now, the end is in sight." St. Louis completed a 7-2 homestand...allowed 25 homers and joked that ...

Article: Cards' Pujols keeps piling up feats; St. Louis star always willing to go extra mile
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  June 10, 2003 ;     571 words ...ST. LOUIS (AP) - Tony La Russa has been managing...of that is out the window with Albert Pujols. The St. Louis Cardinals' third-year star is playing...he's the best player I ever managed." Pujols was the National League rookie of the...Superlatives have been piling up for Pujols ever since a ...

Article: Pujols, St. Louis take control; Cardinals defeat Mets for 3-2 advantage in NLCS.(SPORTS)
The Washington Times;  October 18, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Mark Zuckerman, THE WASHINGTON TIMES ST. LOUIS - Two rainouts, two blowouts and lots of bad pitching...atmosphere inside Busch Stadium for Games 3 and 4 between the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets felt more like a run-of-the-...remained riveted for the next 3 hours, 26 minutes. It was as if ...

Article: ST. LOUIS 5, TWINS 3; Challenging Pujols isn't always wise; The Cardinals star popped two two-run homers, demonstrating that pitching strategies without proper execution don't work.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  June 28, 2009 ;     574 words ......NEAL III; STAFF WRITER ST. LOUIS - The Twins left...successfully tamed Albert Pujols, the two-time MVP and perhaps...blistering hot afternoon in St. Louis. Pujols, in his ninth season, has...RECAP IMPACT PLAYER Albert Pujols, St. Louis The Cardinals slugger...

Article: Pujols' hat trick lifts Cardinals past Reds; St. Louis slugger hits walk-off shot in 9th
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  April 17, 2006 ;     388 words ...ST. LOUIS (AP) - Albert Pujols hit three home runs, including...an exclamation point on the St. Louis Cardinals' first homestand...get to do whatever you want," Pujols said after his two-run drive Sunday gave St. Louis an 8- 7 win over Cincinnati...enjoy them when they come." Pujols' ...

Article: CAUTIOUS APPROACH BACKFIRES DOUG DAVIS IS SO CAREFUL AGAINST SCOTT ROLEN AND ALBERT PUJOLS THAT HE FALLS BEHIND IN THE COUNT, AND THE ST. LOUIS SLUGGERS MAKE HIM PAY WITH HOME RUNS.(SPORTS)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  April 17, 2005 ;     700+ words ......against Rolen and Pujols. Rolen took a low...season that gave St. Louis a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Pujols opened the third...lt; /jbbxqm/6>St. Louis AB R H BI...4 1 1 0 1 1 .259 Pujols 1b 4 1 1 1 1 1 .243...Cirillo (1). LOB -- St. Louis 12, Milwaukee...DMiller (2). HR -- ...

Article: PUJOLS BRINGS ST. LOUIS BACK FROM BRINK
The Boston Globe;  October 18, 2005 ;     700+ words ......slider over the plate to Albert Pujols, who with a ferocious cut...baseball, a Game 6 tomorrow in St. Louis, when the Astros will...a World Series berth. The Pujols home run cleared everything...to go home to erase Lane. Pujols's throw was average, Molina's tag exceptional. Pujols threw ...

Article: Like Clark in 1985, Pujols delivers a jolt.(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  October 11, 2004 ;     700+ words ......momentum. The Cardinals needed Pujols to throw a knockout punch...Reggie Sanders said. When Pujols hit the target, the Cardinals...home run all the way back to St. Louis, all the way into Game...remind everyone of his value, Pujols drove in his team's sixth...And this is what MVPs do. ...

Article: Pujols save Cardinals with smash in 9th; On brink of elimination, St. Louis stuns Astros
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);  October 18, 2005 ;     700+ words ......problem - it was Albert Pujols. And with one mighty swing, Pujols saved St. Louis by hitting...better than this." Pujols' shot over the train...the series back to St. Louis for Game 6...told me, 'The Great Pujols,"' the slugger said...going to be ready in St. Louis. We just ...

Article: PUJOLS POUNDS PEREZ, DODGERS SLUGGER HOMERS TWICE AND DRIVES IN ALL FOUR RUNS IN CARDINALS' WIN ST. LOUIS 4, DODGERS 2.(Sports)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  May 10, 2005 ;     700+ words ......Jackson Staff Writer ST. LOUIS - Odalis Perez...conscious of Albert Pujols' rather gaudy history...about it whenever the St. Louis slugger steps...Somehow, though, Pujols always seems to remind...Photo: (1 -- color) St. Louis' Albert Pujols celebrates in the...

Article: PUJOLS, WALKER LEAD ST. LOUIS HIT PARADE.(SPORTS)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  October 14, 2004 ;     625 words ......News - Cardinals10 Astros7 ST. LOUIS -- The most feared offense...Larry Walker, it was Albert Pujols. If not Pujols, then it was Scott Rolen, awaking...out the tired Houston Astros, St. Louis had a 10-7 win and a...in runs this season. Walker, Pujols, Rolen and Edmonds, who hit...SUE ...

Article: TWINS 3, ST. LOUIS 1; Pitching pair play Cards star Pujols just right; Joe Nathan struck out the slugger with the game on the line in the ninth, after Glen Perkins had held him to one harmless hit.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  June 27, 2009 ;     581 words ...ST. LOUIS - Runner on second in the ninth. Albert Pujols, THE ALBERT PUJOLS, is the...Nathan threw his trusty slider. Pujols swung and missed. An announced...in meetings about how well Pujols sees the breaking ball, Twins...star-struck against the all-galaxy Pujols. If he comes up there ...